Chapter 42: Lonely

Francesca seemed to be getting better at controlling her bullying nature by the time she entered high school. A few weeks into the counseling sessions, she no longer harassed Jimmy. She started spending more time at the library writing stories. She shared some of her stories with me and even though they were a little on the dark side, that was fine with me because I was just glad that she was doing something positive. Mom thinks I'm writing stories,...

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Chapter 41: School Visit

"Mommy, why are some people bad?" Francesca looked up at me with her pale green eyes. I'm not quite sure why she was thinking about such things. "It's because they choose to be. Is someone being mean to you, sweetie?" "No. I'm the one being mean." I was a little taken aback by the innocent way my daughter had said her last statement. She was always nice to her brothers but perhaps it was because they were bigger than her. "How are you...

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Chapter 40: Questioning

I ran away from Sicily's house satisfied. I did exactly what the Sorceress had requested of me. Maybe she would release me from this genie hell. I never should have stolen that money from her. I would be free right now. A lot of times my greed gets the best of me. That was the side effect of me growing up in the system. I learned to fend for myself, even if it meant being selfish. I ran away from my last foster home because they kept trying to...

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Chapter 39: Murder

***NOTE: There is one picture in this chapter that's a little bloody. ~LateKnightSimmer*** I woke up feeling refreshed. The headache that had been ravaging me was completely gone. My father had shown me what happened and I was grateful for how brave and resilient Sicily had been in taking care of me. I can only imagine how difficult it must have been for her. I was glad to see that she had listened to me and understood what was at stake. I was...

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